Month: February 2020

Show notes from Episode #141 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Chris is in his early twenties in South Carolina and started a pressure washing company about six months ago, quitting his job to take it on full-time. While he’s enjoyed the process, he’s exhausted by the constant hunt for new customers and wants to establish […]

Show notes from Episode #139 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. This is an important time for your business. If you don’t yet have a business, this is a wonderful time to start one. Winter is often slow for service-based entrepreneurs, but too many people waste their winters thinking there’s little to do if their phone […]

Show notes from Episode #138 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. In the first podcast of this series, Jim and Nick touched on the difficulty in passion projects but also the opportunity that lies with them, specifically around online coaching. Now, they discuss the classic venture pitch–”I have an app to fix [problem]”. Whether bachelorette parties […]

Show notes from Episode #137 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. There’s been great feedback and outreach from the “Businesses I Love” post and podcast series, and we now have a few episodes with Jim Flannery taking a different approach. Jim and Nick hear a lot of ideas for businesses that typically don’t lead to success, […]

Show notes from Episode #136 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. If you’re familiar with the Sweaty Startup, you know that Nick professes starting small with simple, low-risk ideas. A gig that you work on weekends can grow to a multi-million dollar business that replaces your job. These businesses aren’t immediately scalable, aren’t sexy, and won’t […]

Show notes from Episode #135 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. Battling adversity his entire life, Keith Keppner seemed to have found his outlet in boxing, until a neck injury kept him away from the sport. Now, he operates a boutique boxing gym in Athens with 300 members, and tells us not only how he got […]

Show notes from Episode #134 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. In a direct application of what we discussed with Nick Bradley in episode 95, Sam from Kansas City calls in to seek advice on buying an existing business. At 28 years old, Sam has a background in sales but has always wanted to dive into […]

Show notes from Episode #133 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. A key component of the lean lifestyle that Nick embraces is car choice. In very few other decisions can you save so much money while sacrificing so little. Being responsible and frugal with your car is a common rule of personal finance, yet many people […]

Show notes from Episode #132 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. What are your goals? That’s the first question you should ask yourself when considering entrepreneurship, or any career path for that matter. If you’ve started your business but haven’t answered this question yet, it should be your top priority. Next, ask yourself what it will […]

Show notes from Episode #131 of the Sweaty Startup Podcast. With the redesign of the website and the branding, Nick has been thinking a lot lately about his mission for Sweaty Startup. Some of the feedback he received on mockups were that people wanted to see mops, hammers, and sweat in the logos. As Nick […]